Best de-rust methods?

[Mikey3]

Hi all,
Just got myself a Bandit 6 headlight for my project (an excellent £20 from a friend ) and inside the dome cover theres a fair amount of surface rust.
I know it wouldnt be visible when its together, i just want to get rid of it.
Best methods?
ta
Mike
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'04 Yamaha WR450F
'99 SV650 Streetfighter Project - mid build
'Motorcycling is about what you do; not about what you own, or how much you spend on it'

[Suntan Sid]

"Scotchbrite" kitchen scourer.
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[Babba]

The only rust protection inside there will be a legacy from the outer plating process i.e. very little.

Rather than attack it with harsh abrasives & leave it even more unprotected, I'd lightly brush off any loose rust with a brass wire brush (spark plug type), then treat it with summat like Jenolite.

If you're keeping the bike outside in all weathers then I'd finish it off with a smearing of Vaseline.

[DrDonnyBrago]

Rough it up and paint over it with hammerite. Not much point cleaning it off, any bare metal will just rust up again from any water that manages to get in.

[Mikey3]

Ta guys, I'll just paint it probably, i want to replace the chrome with black so it'd be a 'whilst im there' job
Mike
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'04 Yamaha WR450F
'99 SV650 Streetfighter Project - mid build
'Motorcycling is about what you do; not about what you own, or how much you spend on it'

[Stalk]

I found that this worked well
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=1995967/
It may be a bit OTT for what you want to do but it's worth knowing about. Used it to do the fork brace / mudguard on the divvy.
All credit to Robby
Cheers
Stalk

[Mikey3]

[Robby]

I'm not sure about using electrolysis on a chromed part, at least not in a vaguely enclosed environment. Have heard that it can release nasty toxic gases.

My next experiment is going to be electrolysis in an acid bath.

[Mikey3]

I won't do it with this, like I say ill probably just paint it.
But still could be very useful for other things.
Post the results
Mike
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'04 Yamaha WR450F
'99 SV650 Streetfighter Project - mid build
'Motorcycling is about what you do; not about what you own, or how much you spend on it'